HR 2337 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011

Introduced Jun 23, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Ted Poe R-TX

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Latest action · Sep 21, 2011 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 23, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Peace Corps Act to require the Director of the Peace Corps: (1) as part of the training provided to all volunteers, to develop and implement comprehensive sexual assault risk-reduction and response training that conforms to best practices in the sexual assault field; and (2) once a trainee has arrived in such trainee's country of service, to provide that individual with training tailored to such country, including cultural training relating to gender relations, risk-reduction strategies, a safety plan in the event of an assault, treatment available in such country, MedEvac procedures, and information regarding the legal process for pressing charges against an attacker.

Requires the Director to provide each: (1) applicant for enrollment with a historical analysis of crimes against, and risks to, volunteers in the country in which the applicant has been invited to serve; and (2) trainee, before enrolling as a volunteer, with contact information of the Peace Corps' Inspector General for purposes of reporting violations of the sexual assault protocol or any other criminal or administrative wrongdoing by individuals who do business with the Peace Corps, and with clear, written guidelines regarding whom to contact and what steps to take in the event of a sexual assault.

Requires the Director to: (1) develop, implement, and distribute comprehensive sexual assault protocol guidelines that conform to best practices in the sexual assault field that are applicable to all posts at which volunteers serve, and train all in-country staff regarding the protocol and guidelines; (2) expeditiously remove a volunteer who feels at risk of imminent bodily harm and requests removal from the site in which such volunteer is serving, and assess and evaluate the safety of the site; (3) establish sexual assault response teams; (4) conduct case reviews of a statistically significant number of cases on a quarterly basis; (5) establish a global tracking and recording system to track and record incidents of assault against volunteers; (6) establish an alternative reporting system and hotline access system through which volunteers who are assault victims can report and receive support anonymously; and (7) assign a certified victims advocate in Peace Corps headquarters who shall report directly to the Director.

Establishes in the Peace Corps a Sexual Assault Advisory Council.

Requires the Director to: (1) establish goals, metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for all Peace Corps programs and Country Directors; (2) annually conduct a confidential survey of volunteers regarding the effectiveness of Peace Corps programs and staff and the safety of volunteers; (3) establish and maintain a process to protect confidentiality and safety of volunteers reporting incidents and the information reported and to ensure that such information is acted on appropriately; and (4) determine the level of access to communication, including cellular and Internet access, of each volunteer.

Prohibits the Director from: (1) disclosing personally identifying information or personal information of a volunteer who is a victim of assault collected in connection with services requested, utilized, or denied through Peace Corps programs; or (2) revealing such information without the informed, purpose-limited, and reasonably time-limited consent of such volunteer about whom such information is sought.

Cosponsors 89

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2011 to Apr 23, 2012; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYAnn Marie BuerkleOriginalJun 23, 2011
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalJun 23, 2011
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CAJim CostaOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CASam FarrOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-ILBobby L. RushJul 6, 2011
D-IABruce L. BraleyJul 6, 2011
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJul 6, 2011
R-INDan BurtonJul 6, 2011
D-NJDonald M. PayneJul 6, 2011
D-NYEdolphus TownsJul 6, 2011
R-PAGlenn ThompsonJul 6, 2011
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJul 6, 2011
D-HIMazie K. HironoJul 6, 2011
D-CAMichael M. HondaJul 6, 2011
D-VTPeter WelchJul 6, 2011
D-NJAlbio SiresJul 8, 2011
D-NYCharles B. RangelJul 8, 2011
D-VAJames P. MoranJul 8, 2011
R-OHMichael R. TurnerJul 8, 2011
R-OHSteve ChabotJul 8, 2011
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchJul 8, 2011
D-MDChris Van HollenJul 25, 2011
R-OHJean SchmidtJul 25, 2011
D-WAJim McDermottJul 25, 2011
D-MAJohn W. OlverJul 25, 2011
D-CAKaren BassJul 25, 2011
D-MNKeith EllisonJul 25, 2011
D-NJRush HoltJul 25, 2011
D-WITammy BaldwinJul 25, 2011
R-GATom GravesJul 25, 2011
R-PATom MarinoJul 25, 2011
R-NCWalter B. JonesJul 25, 2011
R-FLDavid RiveraAug 1, 2011
D-CABarbara LeeSep 9, 2011
D-IADavid LoebsackSep 9, 2011
R-TNDiane BlackSep 9, 2011
D-OREarl BlumenauerSep 9, 2011
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 9, 2011
R-VAFrank R. WolfSep 9, 2011
R-NCHoward CobleSep 9, 2011
R-CAKen CalvertSep 9, 2011
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandSep 9, 2011
D-CALynn C. WoolseySep 9, 2011
D-TNSteve CohenSep 9, 2011
D-CABrad ShermanSep 21, 2011
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanSep 21, 2011
D-GAJohn BarrowSep 21, 2011
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzSep 23, 2011
D-MIDale E. KildeeSep 23, 2011
D-OHDennis J. KucinichSep 23, 2011
D-MAJames P. McGovernSep 23, 2011
D-PAMichael F. DoyleSep 23, 2011
D-CAMike ThompsonSep 23, 2011
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioSep 23, 2011
D-WAAdam SmithOct 4, 2011
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOct 4, 2011
R-CADaniel E. LungrenOct 4, 2011
D-NCDavid E. PriceOct 4, 2011
D-COEd PerlmutterOct 4, 2011
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOct 4, 2011
R-MNJohn KlineOct 4, 2011
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOct 4, 2011
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOct 4, 2011
D-OHMarcy KapturOct 4, 2011
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOct 4, 2011
D-NYWilliam L. OwensOct 4, 2011
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOct 4, 2011
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOct 12, 2011
R-TXJohn R. CarterOct 12, 2011
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOct 12, 2011
R-IATom LathamOct 12, 2011
D-MEChellie PingreeOct 25, 2011
D-TXRuben HinojosaOct 25, 2011
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOct 25, 2011
D-NYBrian HigginsOct 26, 2011
D-NYPaul TonkoOct 26, 2011
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOct 26, 2011
R-WADavid G. ReichertNov 1, 2011
D-NMMartin HeinrichNov 1, 2011
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenApr 23, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 23, 2011Markup Sep 21, 2011

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 21, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  2. Sep 21, 2011Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  3. Jun 23, 2011Introduced in House
  4. Jun 23, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H4467Ted Poe R-TXJun 23, 2011

Research

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Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4529.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1280Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011Related billNov 21, 2011
HR 2699Peace Corps Volunteer Service Improvement Act of 2011Related billSep 21, 2011

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, the development of sexual assault protocol and guidelines, the establishment of victims advocates, the establishment of a Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

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  1. Jun 23, 2011Introduced in House

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